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Wandsworth 1894

Thirty-ninth annual report of the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District being for the year ended 25th of March 1895

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66
£
s.
d.
Wages 1281 15 3
Cost of maintenance of horses, including depreciation
on first cost 201 4 9
Hire of horses and men 239 4 0
Depreciation on new carts (£70 16s. Od. at 10
per cent ) 717
Depreciation on new cart and scraper (£57 16s. 7d.
at 10 per cent.) 6 15 8
Repairs to vans, &c 7 9 0
Brooms 57 6 6
Yarious tools and repairs 15 3 11
Sleepers for shoots 22 10 0
£1838 10 8
In the Parish of Streatham, the collection and disposal
of the house refuse have been carried out by the contractor,
Mr Gr. Neal, under a three years' contract, for the sum of
£2,131 13s. 4d.
The work of scavenging includes the emptying of the
road gullies and the scraping and sweeping of all the
parish roads, which is done by roadmen in the employ of
the Board. The mud has been carted away and disposed
of by the contractors, Mr. H. J. Santer, for Ward No. 1,
at a cost of £233; and Mr. G. Neal, for Wards Nos. 2 and
3, at a cost of £1,400.
In the Parish of Tooting, the removal of dust and
house refuse has been carried out by Mr. W. Wickham,
under a yearly contract terminating on the 25th March.
The contract sum was £195.
The work of emptying the road gullies and road
sweeping is performed by men in the employ of the
Board, and the mud has been carted away and disposed
of by the contractor, Mr. H. J, Santer, for the sum
of £115.